Grillon De Monty

That Worcester connection is the defining thread of this horse's career. The most recent win came there on 31 August 2025, and it's no coincidence that jockey Jamie Brace was in the saddle. Brace has ridden Grillon De Monty nine times in total, winning twice — a win rate of 22%, or just over 1 in every 4 rides together. For a partnership to click like that over multiple seasons at an age when most horses are winding down is genuinely worth noting. They clearly understand each other.

The recent form makes for interesting reading: a second place, a couple of blank runs, another second, a 14th, a fourth, and then that win back in August. The 14th looks like a bad day at the office — every horse has them — but bookending that rough patch with placed efforts and a win tells you this horse is still competing, not just making up the numbers. Racing just one day ago, Grillon De Monty is very much active and in the mix.

Trainer Stephen Allen has sent out 2 winners from his yard this season, and Grillon De Monty accounts for one of them. Most of this horse's races have come at Class 4 level, one step below the top tier, where it has won 1 from 10 (10%) — a modest return at that grade, but the Worcester form lifts the overall picture considerably. The first career win came at Huntingdon in April 2023, so this is a horse that took time to find its footing. What it found, eventually, was a home track it clearly loves, and a jockey it trusts. At 11, that combination might still have a chapter or two left in it.